Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Fair souvenir, Farmington Public Library, 1890

"They sponsored two suppers, as well as musical programs each evening at the Music Hall. Ice cream and lemonade were served during intermission."

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… years ago, the fire department raised money by sponsoring the annual World of Mirth carnival and firemen’s musters.The Hallowell Union Fire Club…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"… Oliver Lunt's Dancing Academy, dances Martin sponsored, and information about, comments on, and instructions for the Polka, and Virginia Reel."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… founding, the Presque Isle Centennial Committee sponsored the cultivation and distribution of potatoes as a gift to the governors of the then just…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

"Her group sponsored a memorial to the liftoff. Students from Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute created the monument."

Surry Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"Bangoreans rose to the occasion by sponsoring Victory Food Sales, rationing, buying war bonds, and acting as civil soldiers."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"Hallowell musters were probably sponsored or were helped put on by the New England Muster Association."

Blue Hill Public Library

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Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"… & Landscape Design Database; and to our corporate sponsors SMRT Architects, Wright-Ryan Construction, as well as Consigli Construction, CWS…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"… are for those interested in obtaining copies, or sponsoring a commission. Please contact info@vintagemaineimages.com for more information."

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… National Title 1 Distinguished School in 2011, sponsors many annual community events such as Christmas caroling, food drives, and theatrical events."

Dixfield Historical Society

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Bethel Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"… & Landscape Design Database; and to our corporate sponsors SMRT Architects, Wright-Ryan Construction, as well as Consigli Construction, CWS…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"In 1933 they started to sponsor a Winter Carnival to help them raise money. They crowned a King and Queen, put on ski races, hockey tournaments, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"It sponsors many youth sport teams. They are also a bank for all the citizens in Bath that want them to be their bank."

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"Often sponsored by the Catholic church, Franco band formed to provide “wholesome entertainment” for boys and young men."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… parties as well as Waterman’s Annual Excursions, sponsored by the J. Waterman Company of Bangor, where boys of all ages were invited to compete in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"A member had to have been sponsored by a Mason and invited into membership. In 1926, the Masons moved from the Masonic Hall in the Ledyard Block to…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"Trips were sponsored by non-singers who came along as tourists, helping poorer members to cover the cost."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"The resolution was co-sponsored by several legislators including those from Woolwich and Bath, towns near Malaga, and Phippsburg, the home of Malaga."